Even though Lu Zhou was very interested in Professor Herrero's research project, he was still responsible for the controllable nuclear fusion project. He didn't have the time or energy to study the deep physics implications of the SG-1 material.
However, his intuition told him that if he could solve the strong correlation model contained in the SG-1 material, he might be able to discover the physical mechanism of high-temperature superconductivity. He might even be able to calculate the superconducting state.
Most people wouldn't understand, but Lu Zhou knew very well.
Compared to controllable nuclear fusion, this theoretical work was even more significant.
Because once the high-temperature superconductivity problem was solved, whether it was the Hadron Collider or the controllable nuclear fusion magnetic confinement device, the engineering difficulty would be greatly reduced.
Lu Zhou entered this research project into the Institute for Advanced Study project database. He planned on continuing this research when he had time.
As for the current stage, controllable nuclear fusion research was still at the top of his priority list on his timetable …
Professor Keriber stayed in China for less than two days. On the third morning, he boarded a plane and flew back to Germany.
On the other hand, shortly after Professor Keriber left, Academician Pan arrived in Jinling from Beijing. He found Lu Zhou at his Zhongshan International mansion.
Academician Pan looked around the living room and clicked his tongue in surprise.
"Your house is pretty big, how much did you spend?"
Lu Zhou: "Tens of millions."
Academician Pan enviously said, "It seems like this lithium battery really helped you make a lot of money."
"It's not even Chinese New Year yet, you came all the way from Beijing just to visit me, right?" Lu Zhou brought over two cups of hot tea and placed them on the coffee table. He then sat on the sofa across from Academician Pan and smiled.
Academician Pan smiled and said, "What, I'm not welcome?"
"Why would I?" Lu Zhou smiled and said, "I'm just a little surprised."
"Let's get down to business." Academician Pan sat up straight on the sofa and looked at Lu Zhou. He then asked in a serious tone, "Have you contacted the people from the Max Planck Institute?"
Lu Zhou: "Sort of."
When Academician Pan heard this ambiguous statement, he frowned and asked, "What do you mean by 'sort of'?"
Lu Zhou: "I contacted the chief engineer of the Wendelstein 7-X laboratory. I haven't contacted the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics yet."
After taking a sip of tea, Lu Zhou moistened his throat and continued.
"The contact went smoothly. We showed them the carbon-based superconducting material technology and said that we will complete the design of the carbon-based superconducting magnet within the year. They were very interested in this technology, so I suggested exchanging technology for technology. "
Academician Pan immediately asked, "The Germans agreed?"
This was his main concern.
When Yuhua University obtained the H1-Heliac stellarator from the Australian National University, in addition to the cost of 35 million AUD and 4 million RMB shipping, they also agreed to provide power generation components for the Australian National University's "MAGPIE-II" magnetized plasma interaction experimental device.
The Australians' technology wasn't perfect, but the Germans didn't need it.
After all, the WEGA was a device that had set several world records. Even if it was decommissioned and left to collect dust, it wouldn't be easy to buy it back.
Lu Zhou smiled and said in a relaxed tone, "Not yet, but I think it's feasible."
As Lu Zhou spoke, he briefly explained the situation to Academician Pan.
Academician Pan was sitting across from him, and he had a look of approval in his eyes.
There was no doubt about Lu Zhou's personal research ability. No one would doubt the professionalism of a Nobel Prize laureate.
However, he was only twenty-four years old. Even though he was very capable, his experience was still a problem.
In the beginning, Pan Changhong was a little worried about whether or not Lu Zhou was capable of leading a large-scale scientific research project and whether or not he could coordinate the work of various research units.
But now, it seemed like his worries were completely unnecessary …
Lu Zhou took another sip of tea and moistened his throat.
He then continued, "The key right now is that we need to organize a group of experts and prepare to hand over the equipment. Do you have any good candidates to recommend?"
A stellarator wasn't a refrigerator that could be used as soon as it was plugged into the house.
How to safely use the equipment, how to dismantle and install it, all of these required professional training. The Max Planck Institute would be responsible for training personnel while handing over the equipment, but Lu Zhou also had to send a few people who could understand.
At the very least, he couldn't make them teach from the beginning, right?
Academician Pan thought for a bit and spoke.
"If we can really buy it, then this is easy. We can just transfer people from other research institutes. The Southwest Institute of Nuclear Physics has experts in this area, as well as the Materials Science Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. However, the stellarator is too unpopular in China. There might be people in this field, but there aren't many in-depth researchers. "
Lu Zhou understood the difficulties the country had in this area, so he didn't force it. He just said, "Try to find them. If not, we can also find tokamak experts. Even though the two types of fusion devices have different technical routes, they are both magnetic confinement devices, so there are similarities in the technical details."
Academician Pan: "I will try to help you find people in this area … Speaking of which, how long until the STAR Stellarator Research Institute is completed?"
When Lu Zhou heard this question, he smiled.
Ever since the start of the controllable nuclear fusion project, there had been a lot of problems. However, the Stellarator Research Institute was progressing smoothly. Every time he thought about this, he would be in a good mood.
"According to Team Leader Dai, the handover can be completed in May."
…
Academician Pan didn't stay at Lu Zhou's place for long. After visiting the Stellarator Research Institute and the Institute for Advanced Study, he returned to Beijing and began to help Lu Zhou find experts for the visiting group.
On the other hand, most of the Chinese New Year had passed, and Lu Zhou's work was back on track.
While he continued to improve the SG-1 material, he was also planning for the establishment of the Institute of Physics and Institute of Mathematics.
After all, theoretical work was the foundation of everything. In his future plans for the Jinling Institute for Advanced Study, the Institute of Physics and Institute of Mathematics were two crucial components.
However, the awkward thing was that he encountered trouble at the very beginning of his career.
Compared to the Institute of Computational Materials, the establishment of the Institute of Physics and Institute of Mathematics wasn't as smooth as he imagined.
Even though he received a lot of excellent resumes, most of the applicants were relatively young. Most of them were PhD graduates who had just left campus.
As for top-notch talents, they were still lacking.
There was a fundamental difference between theoretical disciplines and engineering disciplines. Materials science research required a large amount of scientific research labor to do some repetitive work. However, mathematics and physics emphasized theoretical work, so it was difficult to rely on manpower to produce research results.
In order to solve these problems, Lu Zhou thought of Principal Xu. The day after the Chinese New Year, he visited Principal Xu's office and asked for his experience in this area …
After hearing Lu Zhou's question, Principal Xu took a sip of hot tea and smiled.
"… High-level talents don't have a strong desire to change research environments. Generally speaking, people who can become official researchers in the research institute are rarely willing to move unless they are ostracized and can't apply for funding. Your method of casting a net is very attractive to PhD students with less than ten years of scientific research experience. However, for researchers who have already done outstanding work, the attraction is quite limited. "
Principal Xu paused for a second and spoke.
"As for compensation, your conditions are already good enough, so there's no need to increase it. It's unrealistic to rely on compensation alone to attract talent. For scholars who have already done outstanding work, reputation is more important. "
Even though Principal Xu was an academician, he had been in an administrative position for many years, so he had some experience in administrative work.
After listening to Principal Xu's experience, Lu Zhou nodded thoughtfully and spoke.
"Is there any good way?"
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